The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10
SLEEPING APARTMENTS.
Why They should Receive the Undivided
Attention of uousckccpcrs.

Why They should Receive the Undivided
Attention of Iousckccpcrs.
Somo great writer has remarked, IA
must not be- forgotten that we spend .
considerable portion of our lives in tho
bed chamber. and, therefore. its
hcalthfulncss can not fail To have
very important bearing upon our phys-
ical well-being." Every body, indeed.
who is actuatcd by due regard foe
health and real comfort, will consider
an equal degree Of attention necessary
in giving attention 20 the size, situa-
tion, temperature and cleanliness of
the apartment he occupies during tha
hours Of reposc, as Of the parlor, draw.
ing-room or any other apartment; and
yet how very often do we find families
crowded at night into obscure and cone
fined chambers. of Dimensions scarcely
more ample than those of an old-fash.
ioncd closet while perhaps, in the ma.
jority Of instances, the best rooms ia
the whole house are set apart for tho
sole purpose Of ostcntatious display.
Now IL Is very important that tho
largest and most elevated room. or
rooms, upon the second floor OF tho
dwelling, be appropriated for tho pur-
poses of sleeping, and that tho Same
bc properly ventilated during the day
time and during all seasons Of the year
There arc few houses the rooms Of
which are so situated as TO render good
ventilation impossible, and the inllu-
cnco of this practice upon the health Of
inmates Is too important TO permit be-
ing neglected from any slight cause.
A bed-chambcr should be divostcd Of
all unnecessary furniture, and unless
Of considerable size, should never con-
tain more than one bed. There can
not be n more pcrnicious custom than
that pursued by some, indeed by many
families, of having their children sloep
In small apartments, with two and
sometimes three bods crowded into tho
same room. II Is scarcely necessary
60 observe that cleanliness, In the most
extensive Specification Of the term, IL.
if possible, even more necessary with
IfliI'Ift w AllN Uf'l-NllNlllVNl Nllun
with almost any other apartment in tho
whole house. The practice Of sleeping
I'm room which Is occupied during tho
day time is extremely unwisc. Perfect
cleanliness and sufficient free vontila-
tion can not. under such circumstance,
be preserved, especially during cold
weather; hence the atmosphere be-
comes constantly moro vitiated, and
altogether unfit for respiration. While
too great degree Of caution can not
bo observed TO avoid sleeping in damp
rooms, beds or clothing, the tompera-
ture Of the bcd-chambcr, II possible,
should never be increased, under tho
ordinary circumstances Of health, by
artificial means. As this apartment is
90 be reserved solely for sleep, n fire ia
never necessary, excepting, possibly.
during extreme cold weather, and.
even then, the temperature ought not
10 exceed fifty degrees
A sleeping apartment In which a
heavy fire has been kcptfor several hours
prior 30 retiring, may tO some persons.
nt first thought, offer great comfort
But, right here, great danger Is very
liable 90 occur, since by heating tho
room 10 such an extent as has been re-
fcrrcd 10 the system becomes greatly
.oncrvatcd, creating an increased sus-
.coptlbility 30 the influence Of the cold
air, and thus the way Is opened 30 the
attack ~ some of the most serious dis
eases, especially oftho throat and lungs.
Happy, indeed, should those persons
esteem themselves whose means forbid
an indulgence In this form Of luxury
A person accustomed 90 undrcss in
room without fire. and 30 seek ropose
ia cold bed, will not experience the
least Inconvenience, even in the sever.
est of winter weather. The natural
heat Of the body will very speedily rem
der n person, under such circumstances,
even more comfortable than be or
she will be who sleeps ia n heated
apartment, as experience has amply
verified. But this is not all. The consti-
tuition ~ the ono accustomed ~ sleeping
in room which is not artiGcially heat
cd will DO rendered more robust and
strong, and far less susceptible to tho
influence of artificial vicissitudes. than
that person who Is not 40 accustomed
~ sleep. G0Dd HOUSckeeptp1.